Narrow Gauge Around the World Part 1

Part 1 of a series of 7 on narrow gauge railways around the world. South Africa (Some preserved steam and SAR) and Australia (Queensland Rail).

[@dtj9923]

You post some really amazing narrow gauge footage. The scenes shot at dusk are beautiful. Love seeing the international narrow gauge diversity.

[@heromail2903]

I am a steam engine locomotive enthusiast in Indonesia and very entertained by your videos. Thank you so much

[@tomgrabenstein2741]

Love the kids!!! Very excited by these wonderful steam engines.

[@stephensmith799]

South African steam design was really fantastic: full of innovations that made locomotives easier for footplate crew and staff. Reliable, powerful and cheap to run. The scenes are wonderful including the landscapes and children, though some of the soundtrack didn’t belong to some of the locos we were seeing. The grades that the locos had to deal with are intimidating!

[@KrisDouglas]

Most of that kit is English!

[@stephensmith799]

@@KrisDouglas Yes. SAR imported locos from the UK (notably North British) but also Germany (eg Hanomag). Most British MUs and locos are now built by foreign companies to foreign designs, some of which are assembled in the UK. Enormous changes. Incidentally UK locos exported to South Africa were far better designed and built than locos built in the UK for use in the UK (many of which had inside valve gear and even inside cylinders, which were already obsolete before they turned a wheel).

[@thejdmguru621]

@@stephensmith799We designed them (Apart from the Garrett). If you look at the Wikipedia pages on most of our locos, you’d find that they are designed by a South African (depending who was in charge when the loco was built)

[@stephensmith799]

@@thejdmguru621 The high speed bogie that doesn’t hunt is a genius yet simple piece of SAR design. (X braces with rubber suspension provides self-correction)

[@thejdmguru621]

@@stephensmith799 We had the most technologically advanced steam engines in the world, actually, we still do.

[@gnored]

Beautiful footage! In fact, best I've ever seen!

[@dynamicloco2186]

Why is the audio so miss matched..!?

[@marin4311]

Last time I was in a steam train was in Mexico in the 80's, between San Luis Potosi and Monterrey.

[@user-pl6bo7sz6m]

Despite she is narrow, she is beautiful, DASHING, and lonely adventure, go anywhere her ROARING is unique SOUND🎉🎉

[@bernardobaethgen]

Amazing! Thanks 👍!!!!!!!

[@marcleslac2413]

Il say it again, canadian narrow gauge supremacy. -cowlunitproductions

[@victorpaul904]

🇮🇳💐🍁⚘❤🥰😘👌🏻I love you nerrow gauge train 👍🏻😘🥰🍁💐🇮🇳

[@T_Kazahaya]

3ft6inの南アフリカの鉄道がここに入るのならば、日本の旧国鉄（JR各社）も3ft6inなのでこのシリーズにはいるよなあ。

[@user-gk8gg1zt7l]

Very nice, like !

[@Foxttellio]

QUEENSLAND RAIL MY BEAUTIFUL RAILWAY

[@tonyromano6220]

2:32 wonderful.

[@thejdmguru621]

South Africa has one of, if not the largest narrow gauge locomotives in the world.

[@yugotime1598]

I uad no idea South Africa was still using steam as a primary mover in some places.

[@alexandreclauwaert6313]

Is it possible to locate these marvels in South Africa?

[@winfriedsielaff4396]

Ach ja, ich bin halt auch ein Schmalspurfan. Freue mich über solche Videos. Bin aber frustriert wenn der Streifen zu Ende geht. Mir fehlen Angaben über die Spurweiten. Ist das denn so schwer? W. Sielaff

[@wilkybarkid]

Where were the 1st 10 mins of so filmed? Would love to visit

[@tonyromano6220]

Sweet.

[@DiscothecaImperialis]

18:00 Is this train also hauls miners?

[@monsterzero2614]

I have seen most of this in Lots And Lots Of Big Trains

[@petercrook4626]

I shot all of this when I owned Highball Productions. They used a lot of my footage.

[@mistersurogat]

like it

[@Tom-Lahaye]

Nice video, annoying was the fact that audio in the first ten minutes was about 10 seconds delayed.

[@derrickharvey7487]

too bad your sound is not synched......takes away from the majesty of steam.....

[@HighballTrains]

Interesting, thank you. It’s off until SA 2’ gauge. I will see what went wrong. Wasn’t intentional.

[@DiscothecaImperialis]

18:38 same gauge as Japan?

[@TheMofRider2]

Yes, both 1067mm

[@ottavva]

where are the lions ??

[@rwhb1]

Did not that 2’ gauge come through a red signal!

[@sarathdassanaike2807]

We in Sri Lanka had narrow gauge Railways from 1900 to 1978 In mid country are Colombo to Opanayaka and in hilll country Nanuoya to Nuwara eliya Ragala scraped in 1948 British opened these lines 2 1/2 feet width We lost £££ etc

[@user-bv5jo3mx9d]

आईं ❤ स्टीम इंजन

[@phatboy3718]

Is that Garratt?

[@kimrok1]

engineer is not running the locomotive very well.

[@karlderkafer1932]

very nice Location

[@brianrigsby7900]

What’s that engine with dual tenders? Loos strange

[@dynamicloco2186]

Garratt

[@johnleake5657]

They're Garratts, very common in former British possessions in Africa and in Australia. Not just dual tenders but two complete sets of running gear on a single boiler (e.g. 4-8-2+2-8-4). Odd seeing them double-heading, though.

[@eduardosantabaya5348]

@@johnleake5657 Argentina had Garratts in 1930s

[@kapiltandon824]

Great Video spoilt by horrible audio mismatch

[@martythemartian99]

Sad thing about those Queensland coal trains showed in the last part, is that children living near the rail corridor have been diagnosed with Black Lung (normally suffered by coal miners) from the dust blowing off these trains.

[@tonyromano6220]

Sad.

[@Sonicspeedsimthailand]

WHERES thE skaRloEY railWaY!!!

[@jappedut9009]

I am not a big fan of oil eaters

[@majsterekj393]

🇵🇱🎄🇺🇦

[@samarmukherjee7663]

It's beautiful to see but harmful to our planet.

[@pavanireddy2008]

Too much of pollution

[@Chessie-Steam-Special]

THIS IS HOW YOU GET KICKED FROM RAILROADS AND THE UK